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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-01-01 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Damascus, Syria

Omar Amiralay

Biography:

Omar Amiralay (Arabic: عمر أميرالاي‎‎) (1944 — 5 February 2011)was a Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist. He is noted for the strong political criticism in his films and played a prominent role in the events of the Damascus Spring of 2000.

Known For

Acting

1987

Arab Camera as Self

Production

1992

The Night as Executive Producer

1987

The Dream as Production Manager